 The fort of <unk> which was built entirely of wood , was in somewhat ruinous condition . It stood nearly on the sea @-@ shore , and just behind it , at a distance of few paces , the <unk> forests commenced ... Some <unk> had settled at the vicinity of the fort and had built a small <unk> ; but the village is chiefly formed by the houses of the <unk> beyond the Chinese <unk> ( village ) . These <unk> used to live further up the river , but since the construction of the fort , and the installation of an officer of the <unk> near the mouth of the river , they came to settle near the sea – a thing they would never have <unk> to do in former days for fear of the attacks of the <unk> pirates and <unk> pirates . 
