CALLAO, so called by its inhabitants, but more generally known to Europeans under the name of Campello, lies off the coast of Cochin-China, about eight miles to the eastward of the mouth of a considerable river, on the banks of which stands the town of Faifo, a place of some note. The only inhabited part of the island is on the S.W. coast, upon a slip of ground rising gently to the east. This small spot, when the Chinese embassy visited the island, was beautifully laid out with neat houses, temples, clumps of trees, and small hillocks richly decorated with shrubbery. The houses, which amounted to about sixty, were very clean and well-kept; a few were built with stone, and covered with tiles. The depth of water in the bay and roadstead is sufficient for ships of any burden; and there is perfect shelter from every wind except the S.W. It is thirty miles S.E. of the harbour of Turon. The extreme points of the island lie in Long. 108. 30. E., and Lat. 15. 53. N.