ah i cno man's wharf, mostly just the normal enemies
well u can come back to that area later since it's optional, or just try and get a weapon with enough reach that you don't get overwhelmed by so many hollows. key thing is to go slow and try to aggro as few of them as possible and try not to lock on and move around a bunch so you don't fall into the water. the hollows on their own are pretty easy, you shouldn't have trouble with them
the spider dudes with the long hands are kind of very annoying with their bleed but
if u use the pharros lockstone near the dogs area they'll hide in their caves and it'll be much easier to kill them