In the 𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟬𝘀, thousands of voluntary Chinese migrants (estimated to be more than 3000 ) set sail for 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘇𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀; they found employment as blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, and tailors, and quickly formed a small Chinatown, the camp des Chinois, in 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀.
