 During the insurrection, the town was almost completely emptied of its inhabitants, prompting the two missionaries to leave in search of a new town for their work.On 7 January 1840, they left for Bangkok, arriving on 2 February 1841.In early 1842, Miche and another priest traveled from central Vietnam up a tributary of the Ba River to the Central Highlands of Vietnam where the Montagnard people live, hoping to convert them to Christianity.