In the 1861 Trent Affair, which threatened war with Great Britain, the U.S. Navy illegally intercepted a British mail ship, the Trent, on the high seas and seized two Confederate envoys; Britain protested vehemently while the U.S. cheered.
ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tɹˈɛnt ɐfˈɛɹ, wˌɪtʃ θɹˈɛʔn̩d wˈɔːɹ wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən, ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvi ɪlˈiːɡəli ˌɪntɚsˈɛptᵻd ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mˈeɪl ʃˈɪp, ðə tɹˈɛnt, ɔnðə hˈaɪ sˈiːz ænd sˈiːzd tˈuː kənfˈɛdɚɹət ˈɛnvɔɪz; bɹˈɪtən pɹətˈɛstᵻd vˈiəməntli wˌaɪl ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. tʃˈɪɹd.