ðɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt wʌz ... ˈoʊnli ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl fɚðə stˈɛdinəs dɪsplˈeɪd baɪ ðə fˈɜːst bɐtˈæliən ʌv sˈiːmɛn, kəmˈændᵻd baɪ kˈæptɪn hˈɑːɹdi ʌvðɪ ˈɛkoʊ, hˈuː ... ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪ ˈɛnəmiz fˈaɪɚ wɪðˌaʊt ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ ɐ ʃˈɑːt, ænd mənˈuːvɚd wɪð ɐ ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv dɪskɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd vˈɛɾɚɹən tɹˈuːps.
[The engagement was] ... only remarkable for the steadiness displayed by the 1st battalion of seamen, commanded by Captain Hardy of the Echo, who ... received the enemy's fire without returning a shot, and manoeuvered with a regularity which would not have discredited veteran troops.