ðə fˈɔːɹt wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈoʊɾəli dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt bˌʌt fɚðə tˈaɪmli ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən ʌv sˌɜː stˈæmfɚd ɹˈæfəlz, ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːdɚn sˈɪŋɡɐpˌoːɹ, hˌuː wʌz sˈɛnt ˌɔn sˈɪk lˈiːv fɹʌm pˈɛnæŋ tə mˈælækə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
The fort was almost totally demolished but for the timely intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore, who was sent on sick leave from Penang to Malacca in 1807.