bˈʊlɑːk ðˈɛɹfoːɹ tɹænsfˈɜːd ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp tə sˌʌm fɹˈɛntʃ bˈæŋkɚz ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, nˈɑːmɪnəli ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌvðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wɪððɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ ðˌɛm tə ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət flˈæɡ wˈʌns ðeɪ wɜːɹ æt sˈiː.
Bulloch therefore transferred ownership to some French bankers in June 1863, nominally on behalf of the Egyptian government, with the intention of transferring them to the Confederate flag once they were at sea.