One the first large shiploads of Norwegian emigrants departed Norway on May 17th, 1839. Shiploads of cedar logs were imported and craftsmen fashioned them into palatial homes. In 1852 the first shiploads of chained convicts arrived from France. Five shiploads containing over 800 settlers arrived at Waipu in the 1850s. Bengal relied on shiploads of cowry shell imports from the Maldives. The Baron also imported shiploads of classical treasures from Italy. The former Ziyadid Dynasty of Zabid brought shiploads of Abyssinian slaves to the city. The investors sent shiploads of settlers and supplies to Virginia to establish the new developments. The Camorra and their Sicilian partners were smuggling cigarettes by the shiploads. Immigrants from Visayas and Luzon had now come in shiploads. Two shiploads of lumber were used, comprising 300 miles of x boards. Further shiploads of relief supplies would be received monthly until liberation. For their assistance, David rewarded the Latin Empire with shiploads of grain and hams. By the end of 1859, four more shiploads had arrived.