a town of Peru, six miles west from Lima, of which it is the port. Lat. 12. S., Long. 77. 12. W. It is built on a flat point of land in the recess of a spacious bay formed by the isles of San Lorenzo and Fronton, and communicates with Lima by an excellent carriage road. The original site of the town is now covered by the sea, and the ruins of the houses which were demolished by an earthquake in 1746 are still visible in calm weather in the bay. The modern town consists chiefly of houses made of wicker-work and plastered with mud, stronger buildings being rendered unnecessary by the mildness of the climate, and dangerous from the frequency of earthquakes; but the fortifications and government buildings are both massive and well-mounted with cannons. Callao was the last stronghold in possession of the Spaniards which held out against the insurgent patriots, but was compelled to surrender in 1821. The bay of Callao is well sheltered, and affords the best anchorage on the Peruvian coast. Below the city a mole has been constructed, at which vessels of considerable burden may discharge their cargoes. The trade of Callao, consisting of exports and imports, is carried on chiefly with Great Britain and the Western States of America. The principal exports are bullion, copper, cotton, soap, bark, Vicuna and Alpaca wool, and hides; the imports are cotton, linen, and woollen stuffs, hardware, fish, flour, indigo, spices, timber, &c. The declared value of British imports alone in 1846 was L820,535. Pop. estimated at about 20,000.

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 Faloo, 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.