shore, shelters the entrance. It was formerly the rendezvous of the busses employed in the herringfishery, for which it is admirably situated. In 1744, it possessed only two or three small vessels. The number of registered vessels belonging to the port, in 1835, was 54; total tonnage 2,251. In 1848 it had 24 sailing vessels 2,702 tons. The number of vessels that entered inwards coastwise in 1848 was 616 = 18,264 tons. Custom's revenue, in 1836, £389. Besides its fisheries-which, however, have greatly declined of late years-C. has a considerable trade in the distillation and export of whisky, and the export of potatoes.

age. Pop. in 1830, 20,330; in 1840, 21,030, of
whom 10,213 were whites, 10,045 slaves, and 772
free-coloured. Cap., Lynchburg.-Also a county in
the state of Georgia, containing an area of 300 sq.
m., intersected by Chattahoochee river. It is hilly,
but possesses considerable fertility. Pop. in 1830,
3,323; in 1840, 5,370, of whom 4,526 were whites,
842 slaves, and 2 free-coloured. Cap., Campbellton.
-Also a county in the state of Tennessee, compris-
ing a superficies of 672 sq. m., intersected by the
Cumberland mountains, in the SE by the Tennessee
river, on the NW it is watered by affluents of the
Cumberland river. Pop. in 1830, 5,110; in 1840,
6,149, of whom 5,831 were whites, 264 slaves, and
54 free-coloured. Cap, Jacksborough. Also a
county in the state of Kentucky, bounded on the N1.
and E by the Ohio, and intersected by Lickiny river.
It is generally hilly, but fertile. Pop. in 1840, 5,214,
of whom 4,921 were whites, 289 slaves, and 4 free-
coloured. Cap., Newport. Also a township of
Warwick co., in the state of Indiana. Pop. 959.-
Also a township of Steuben co., in the state of New
York, 10 m. SE of Bath. It possesses a hilly sur-
face, and is watered by Conhocton river. The soil
consists of clay and marly loam. Pop. 852.

CAMPBELL TOWN, or CAMPBELLTON, a town of New South Wales, in Cumberland co., near the bank of George river, 25 m. SW of Sydney. CAMPBELL TOWN, a county of Van Diemen's Land; bounded on the N by the co. of Launceston, from which it is separated by the S Esk; on the E by the ocean; on the SE by the co. of Oyster bay; on the S by that of Oatlands; on the SW by the co. of Clyde; and on the W by that of Norfolk plains, from which it is separated by Lake and Macquarie rivers. It presents a generally hilly surface; and is intersected on the E by St. Paul's river, an affluent of the S Esk, and in a NW direction by the Macquarie and its tributaries. On one of the latter Elizabeth river is the cap., Campbelltown, 8 m. N

CAMPBELL, a river of New South Wales, which forms the NW boundary of Westmoreland co., and unites with the Macquarie 7 m. SE of Bathurst. CAMPBELL (CAPE), a promontory of New Zea-of Ross, and 65 m. N of Hobart town. land, at the NE extremity of New Munster, or Middle island, forming the SW point of Cook's straits, in S lat. 41° 40', and E long. 174° 20′.

CAMP BRANCH, a township of Warren co., in the state of Missouri, U. S. Pop. in 1840, 527. CAMP CREEK, a township of Pike co., in the

CAMPBELL (MOUNT), a summit of SE Austra-state of Ohio, U. S. Pop. in 1840, 298. lia, 28 m. S of the Lachlan river, in S lat. 33° 40', E long. 147° 29'.

CAMPDEN-CHIPPING, a parish and markettown of Gloucestershire, 6 m. NNW of Moreton, and 27 m. NE of Gloucester, near the Stratford railway. Area 4,660 acres. Pop. in 1841, 2,087. The town lies in a fertile valley on the borders of Worcestershire, and consists of a street nearly a mile Sin length, towards the centre of which are the court and market houses. The parish church, a beautiful structure, stands on an eminence in the hamlet of Berrington.

CAMPBELL'S DORP, or GREAT FOUNTAIN, a town of Hottentotia, in the Griqua dist., on an affluent of the Gariep, 30 m. E of Griquatown. CAMPBELL'S ISLAND, a small island of the S Pacific, to the SE of Lord Auckland's islands, in lat. 52° 30', and E long. 169° 30'.

CAMPBELLTON, a village of the state of Georgia, U. S., cap. of Campbell co., on Chattahoochee river, 102 m. NW of Milledgeville. It consisted in 1840 of about 25 houses.

CAMPEACHY, a town of Yucatan, situated on the river San Francisco, in the bay of Campeachy, or Vera Cruz, 95 m. S by W of Merida; in N lat. 19° 51′ 15′′, W long. 90° 28′ 15′′. Its houses are well built of stone, the town is walled, and there is a good dock, and a fort which commands both the town and harbour. The pop. is from 12,000 to 14,000. Water is scarce and brackish; but the markets are well supplied with beef and vegetables. The port is large but shallow; the rise of tide is only 3 ft., and vessels are in consequence obliged to anchor a good way from the shore. It was a stated market for logwood, of which great quantities grew in the neighbourhood, before the English began to cut it at the isthmus, which they entered at Trieste island, near the bottom of the bay, 40 leagues SW from C. Between C. and Merida are two considerable Indian villages. The exportation of the wax of Yucatan, constitutes one of the most lucrative branches of its trade. It also exports logwood, turtle, cotton, cocoa, rice, and bags and ropes made of twisted grass. C. has been often stormed and taken both by the English and French buccaneers, in 1659, 1678, and last in 1685, when these freebooters united, and plundered every place within 15 leagues round.

CAMPBELLTOWN, a parish and town in Argyleshire. The p. forms the S extremity of the peninsula of Kintyre. Area 44,000 acres. Pop. in 1801, 7,003; in 1841, 9,634. It is narrowed in the middle by the bay of Machrihanish, on one side, and the loch of Kilkerran, or harbour of Campbelltown, on the other. This bay runs inland a considerable way, leaving between the two oceans on the E and Wa large plain of 4 m. in length, by 3 m. in breadth, and not 40 ft. above the level of the sea. From this plain both extremities of the p. gradually rise into hills, which attain the height of 1,200 ft. Bear, barley, and potatoes, are the principal crops.-The burgh of C., originally a small fishing-village, but through the interest of the duke of Argyle, erected into a royal burgh in 1700, had a pop. in 1831, of 4,869; in 1841, of 5,028. It joins with Ayr, Irvine, Inverary, and Oban in returning a member to parliament. Parliamentary constituency, in 1839, 280; in 1847, 265. It received its present name at the time of its erection into a burgh; before which period it went by the name of Ceannloch, that is, the Head,' or End of the loch, which it still retains in the language of the country. It extends around the head of the bay, and has a number of villas scattered at either end along the declivities. The harbour is about 2 m. long and 1 m. broad, with from 5 to 13 fath. water, and excellent anchorage. It is surrounded by high hills on each side; and an island called Davar, connected at low water with the Soptical glasses.

CAMPEAUX, a commune of France, in the dep. of Calvados, cant. of Beny-Bocage, 8 m. from Vire. Pop. 827. It possesses extensive manufactories of cordage.-Also a village in the dep. of the Oise, cant. of Formerie, 22 m. from Beauvais. Pop. 853. It contains manufactories of hosiery, netting, and

CAMPEGINE, a town of Modena, in the district and 9 m. NW of Reggio. Pop. 3,200.

CAMPEL, a town of Switzerland, in the Valais, on the r. bank of the Rhone, 20 m. ENE of Sion. CAMPE'NE'AC, a commune of France, in the dep. of Morbihan, cant. and 6 m. ENE of Ploërmel. Pop. 2,189.

CAMPENHOUT, a village of the Netherlands, in the prov. of S Brabant, 12 m. NE of Brussels. Pop. 2,000.

CAMPER, a village of Switzerland, in the cant. of Tessin, near the junction of the Val Zura with the Val Blegno.

CAMPHIN- EN - PE'VE LE, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Nord, cant. of Cysoing. Pop. 1,418.

| the Schelde and Meuse, and comprising the districts of Turnhout, Herenthals, Gheel, Hoogstraeten, Moll, Postel, Heyst-op-den-Berg, Meerhout, Wortel, Merxplas, Ryckevorsel, Herck, Beringen, Peer, Bree, Hamont, &c. It is generally uncultivated, but is celebrated for its breeds of horses, cattle, and sheep, which are considered the finest in the kingdom.

CAMPIONE, a town of Switzerland, in the cant. of Tessin, on the E side of the lake of and 3 m. SSE of Lugano. In 1528, this little town was nearly destroyed by the fall of a portion of the superimpending mountain.

CAMPITELLO, a canton and commune of the island of Corsica, arrond. of Bastia. The cant. comprises 5 com., and in 1831 contained a pop. of 1,834. The village is 15 m. SSW of Bastia. Pop. 233. CAMPLI, a town of Naples, in the prov. of Abruz

CAMPI, a parish and town of Tuscany, in the compart. and 9 m. WNW of Florence, on the Bisen-zo-Ultra, district and 6 m. N of Teramo. zio, which is here crossed by a bridge. Pop. 1,973. It possesses extensive manufactories of straw-bonnets. Also a town of Naples, cap. of a circondario in the prov. of Otranto, district and 8 m. WNW of Lecce. Pop. 4,101.

CAMPI PORTO, a harbour of Naples, in the prov. of Capitanata, on the promontory of Gargano, 20 m. NE of Manfredonia.

Pop. 7,125. It is the seat of the ecclesiastical administration of the Neapolitan portion of the dioceses of Ascoli, Ripatransone, and Montalto; and contains a cathedral, 3 colleges, an abbey, several convents, an hospital, &c. Fairs are held twice a-year.

CAMPICERRADO, a town of Spain, in Leon, in the prov. of Salamanca, 20 m. NE of Ciudad-Rodri-Tessin, in the valley of Blegno, 20 m. N of Bellingo, on an affluent of the Yeltes.

CAMPIDANO (IL), or CAMPIDANO D'ORISTANO, a district of the island of Sardinia, comprising the basin of the gulf of Cagliari, and the valley of Massari. Its vegetation of palms and cactuses reminds the traveller of African scenery.

CAMPIGLIA, a parish and town of Tuscany, in the comp. and 35 m. NW of Grosseto, on a hill, 6 m. from the shore of the Mediterranean. Pop. 2,141. The adjacent Monte Calvi contains rich quarries of marble.

CAMPILE, a canton and commune of the island of Corsica, arrond. of Bastia. The cant. comprises 7 com., and in 1831 contained a pop. of 3,520. The village is 15 m. from Bastia. Pop. 712. CAMPILHAS, a river of Portugal, in the prov. of Alentejo, which flows NNE, and unites with the Sado or Soldao near Albalade.

CAMPILLO, a town of Spain, in Old Castile, prov. of Burgos, 45 m. NNE of Segovia.-Also a town of Aragon, in the prov. and 17 m. SSW of Calatayud, between the Mesa and Piedra.

CAMPILLO (EL), a town of Spain, in Estremadura, prov. and 70 m. ESE of Badajoz, and 26 m. NE of Llerena.

CAMPILLO DE ALTOBUCY, a town of Spain, in New Castile, prov. and 42 m. SE of Cuenca, and 26 m. NE of Tarazona.

CAMPILLO DE ARENAS, a town of Spain, in Andalusia, prov. and 20 m. S of Jaen, on the r. bank of the Campillo.

CAMPILLOS, a town of Spain, in Andalusia, cap. of a judicial partido, in the prov. and 67 m. ESE of Seville, 17 m. from Antequera, and 21 m. from Osuna. Pop. 5,000. It is situated on the confines of an extensive plain, and is neatly built, clean, and well-paved.

CAMPINA - GRANDE, a town and district of Brazil, in the prov. of Parahiba, on the Serra Bacamarte, 80 m. W of Parahiba. Pop. in 1815, 5,000.

CAMPINAS, a town of Brazil, in the prov. and 45 m. N of San Paulo. Pop. 6,000. The sugar-cane is extensively cultivated in the environs.

CAMPINE, or KEMPINE, a territory of the Netherlands, in the prov. of Liege and Brabant, consisting of a plateau at a small elevation above the basins of

CAMPLONG, a commune of France, in the dep. of Herault, cant. and 6 m. NNW of Bédarrieux. Pop. 2,515. Iron is wrought in the environs. CAMPO, a village of Switzerland, in the cant. of zona. It contains a mineral spring.-Also a village of the island of Elba, on a gulf of the same name, 8 m. SW of Porto-Ferrajo. Pop. 1,500.-Also a village of Naples, in the prov. of Calabria-Ultra, district and 9 m. N of Reggio. Pop. 1,942. Silk is extensively cultivated in the locality. Also a town of Spain, in Aragon, prov. and 45 m. NE of Huesca, near the 1. bank of the Essera.

CAMPO, a river of Lower Guinea, which falls into the bight of Biafra, at a point of the same name, in N lat. 2o 20'.

CAMPO D'ARSEGO, a town of Venetian Lomhardy, in the gov. of Venice, prov. and 7 m. NE of Padua.

CAMPOBASSO, a town of Naples, cap. of the prov. of Sannio or Molise, and of the district of the same name, situated on the declivity of a mountain, 55 m. NE of Naples, 60 m. SSE of Chieti, and 50 m. W of Foggia. Pop. 8,330. It is strongly defended; and possesses a collegiate and 4 parish-churches, 2 colleges, several convents, an hospital, and an alms-house. It is celebrated for its manufactories of hardware and cutlery, and has an active transit commerce. Fairs are held twice a-year.-The compartimento or district of C. comprises 15 cantons.

CAMPOBELLO, a town of Sicily, in the district and 32 m. SE of Trepani, district and 7 m. ESE of Mazzara. Pop. 2,985. Extensive stone quarries were anciently wrought near this place.

CAMPO-BELLO, an island of New Brunswick, at the entrance of Passamaquody bay. It is about 10 m. in length from N to S, and 2 m. in average breadth; comprising a superficies of about 4,000 acres, generally fertile, and to a great extent under cultivation. This island is a considerable entrepot for the trade in gypsum between New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the United States, and has also an active export traffic in fresh fish, in exchange for ordinary provisions and contraband articles of trade. It possesses several harbours, the principal of which, the Harbour de Lute, at its NW extremity, is safe and commodious.

CAMPO-BELLO, a town of Brazil, in the prov. of Minas-Geraes, 90 m. W of Auro-Preto. Pop. of town and district 1,500.-Also a village in the prov. of Rio-de-Janeiro, in the district of Rezende. CAMPOBELLO-DI-LICATA, a town of Sicily,

in the district and 20 m. ESE of Girgenti, on an affluent of the Salso. Pop. 4,232.

CAMPOBRIN, a town of Spain, in Old Castile, in the prov. of Burgos, 16 m. SW of Logrono, and 10 m. SE of Najera, between the Yalde and Ledesma. CAMPOCHIARO, a town of Naples, in the prov. of Sannio, district and 20 m. ESE of Isernia, and 4 m. SE of Bojano. Pop. 1,746. It contains an hospital, and has an annual fair.

CAMPO DE CASO (EL), a town of Spain, in Asturias, prov. and 25 m. SE of Oviedo, on the r. bank of the Nalon.

CAMPO DE CRIPTANA, a town of Spain, in New Castile, prov. of La Mancha, and 54 m. NE of Ciudad-Real, near the 1. bank of the Giguela. CAMPO DE SAN-PEDRO, a town of Spain, in Old Castile, prov. and 39 m. NE of Segovia, near the r. bank of the Caravias.

cant. and 5 m. SE of Morcone, on a hill to the Wo the Temaro. Pop. 1,500. It contains 3 churches. The environs afford excellent wine.

CAMPOLIETO, a town of Naples, in the prov. of Sannio, district and 9 m. NE of Campobasso, situated on two hills. Pop. 2,431. It has one annual fair. The environs afford good wine.

CAMPOLORO, a canton of the island of Corsica, arrond. of Bastia. Pop. 2,488. It produces highly esteemed wine. Cap., Cervione.

CAMPO MAGGIORE, a town of Naples, in the prov. of Basilicata, district and 18 m. ESE of Potenza. Pop. 410.

CAMPO-MAIOR, a district and town of Brazil, in the prov. of Piauhi, on the river Surubim. The town is 160 m. NE of Oeiras. The pop. of the dist. is about 5,000.

CAMPO-MAIOR, or MAYOR, a town of Portugal, CAMPO DI PIETRA, a town of Naples, in the in the prov. of Alentejo, comarca and 12 m. NË of prov. of Sannio, district and 5 m. E of Campobasso. Elvas, and 15 m. NW of Badajoz. Pop. 5,000. It was Pop. 1,418. It contains 3 churches and an hospital. to a great extent destroyed in 1712 by the accidental CAMPO DOLCINO, a town of Venetian Lombar-explosion of a powder-magazine, and its citadel is dy, in the gov. of Milan, deleg. and 27 m. NW of Sondrio, and 12 m. NNW of Chiavenna, in the Val S. Giacomo, on the 1. bank of the Lira, and on the road to the Splugen pass.

CAMPO FELICI, a town of Sicily, in the district and 35 m. ESE of Palermo, on a small river which falls into the Mediterranean, 12 m. ESE of Termini.

still in ruins; but some of its fortifications have recently been restored, and it contains a collegiate church, 2 convents, an hospital, and an alms-house. It was taken in 1801 by the Spaniards.

CAMPO MAIOR - DE - QUIXERAMOBIM, a town and comarca of Brazil, near the centre of the prov. of Ceara, on the r. bank of the Quixeramobim, 140 m. SSE of Fortaleza. The district is fertile, and CAMPO-FILONE, a village of the States-of-the-has a pop. of about 8,000. Church, in the prov. and 8 m. SE of Fermo, and near CAMPO MARINO, a town of Naples, in the the shore of the Adriatic. It has an annual fair. prov. of Sannio, district and 14 m. NNE of Larino, CAMPO-FORMIO, a village of Venetian Lom-cant. and 3 m. SE of Termoli, near the entrance of bardy, in the gov. of Venice, prov. and 6 m. SW of Udine. Pop. 1,500. In the vicinity is a fine castle, in which the treaty of peace between France and Austria was signed, on the 17th Oct., 1797.

CAMPO-FREDDO, a town of Genoa, cap. of a mandemento, in the prov. and 15 m. NW of Genoa, on the r. bank of the Orba, and near the source of that river in the Apennines.

CAMPO-FRIO, a town of Spain, in Andalusia, in the prov. and 40 m. NNE of Huelva, and 10 m. SSE of Aracena. In the vicinity is a quarry of fine jasper. CAMPO-GALLIONA, a village of the duchy, in the prov. and 5 m. NW of Modena, and 7 m. SSW of Carpi. Pop. 1,500. It has a weekly market, and a fair once a-year.

CAMPO-GRANDE, a village of Portugal, in the prov. of Estremadura, in the comarca and a little to the N of Lisbon. Pop. 1,800. It is situated in an extensive plain, and contains several villas. It possesses a large silk-mill, and has an important annual fair.

CAMPO-GRANDE, a district and town of Brazil, in the prov. of Rio-de-Janeiro, lying N of the river Grande and the Serra Mahitacara, and to the E of the comarca of Iraja. The district is watered by the Bangu, Taquaral, Caboçu, Mendanha, and Juriari. Pop. 2,000.-Also a town in the prov. of RioGrande-do-Norte, 40 m. W of Villa-da-Princeza.Also a serra or mountain-ridge rising in the midst of an extensive plain, in the district of Porto-Alegre, in the prov. of Rio-Grande-do-Norte.

CAMPO-HERMOSO, a town of Spain, in the prov. and 21 m. NNE of Leon, between the Toris and Curueno.

the Biferno into the Adriatic. Pop. 1,283, partly Albanians. It is surrounded by walls, and contains 3 churches and a custom-house.

CAMPO-MARONE, a town of Sardinia, in the prov. and 9 m. NNW of Genoa, on the Ponente river, 8 m. N of its entrance into the Mediterranean.

CAMPO-MORO, a hamlet of the island of Corsica, in the cant. of Olmeto, com. of Fozzano, on the gulf of Vallinco which affords excellent anchorage for the largest vessels. Pop. 160.

CAMPO-MORTO, a village of Venetian Lombardy, in the gov. and 12 m. S of Milan, prov. and 9 m. N of Pavia, dist. of Landriano. An important battle between the Parians and Milanese was fought

here in 1061.

CAMPO-MORTO, a town of the States-of-theChurch, 28 m. SE of Rome, on an affluent of the Astura. CAMPONOGARO, a town of Venetian Lombardy, in the gov. of Milan, prov. and 12 m. ESE of Padua, on the Brenta canal.

CAMPOOLEE, a small romantic village of Hindostan, in the prov. of Aurungabad, at the foot of the Bhoreghaut, in a highly cultivated plain watered by a stream which during the monsoon swells into a broad and rapid river. The road between Panwell and Punah is here carried over the Bhoreghaut, which is formed of a succession of lofty eminences, the last of which attains an alt. of 2,000 ft. above sea-level. This road is traversed with ease by a four-wheeled waggon, while formerly the only mode of transport over the ghaut was on the back of a bullock or by palanquin.-Hughes.

CAMPORA, a town of Naples, in the prov. of Principato Citra, district and 5 m. NNE of Il Vallo, and 43 m. SE of Salerno, on an affluent of the Calone or Petra. Pop. 1,200.

CAMPO-LARGO, a district and town of Brazil, in the prov. of Bahia, on the 1. bank of the Rio Grande, 60 m. above its junction with the San-Fran- CAMPORAGHËNA, a parish and village of Tuscisco. Pop. 3,000.-Also a v. in the prov. of San-cany, in the delegation of Pisa, 9 m. N of Fivizzano, Paulo, in the district of Curitiba. on a mountain of the same name. Pop. 238.-Monte CAMPOLATTARO, a town of Naples, in the C., 7,180 ft. in altitude, forms the highest summit of prov. of Sannio, district and 20 m. S of Campobasso, | the Apennines in Tuscany.