A report has been recently circulated in some public prints
that Mr. Aurelio Saffi, having gone into the Romagna, his native country, had been sent away by order of the Provisional Government of Bologna. We are authorized to state that there is not the slightest foundation for such a report, and that Mr. Saffi has not been to any part of those provinces. Mr. Saffi is in Switzerland, on a visit to his brother, who has been for many years a resident in that country.—Globe of last evening. Late news from Bologna seems to indicate the possibility of a contest between the Pope's troops and the national forces. It is stated that 8,000 men, under the command of General Kolbermatten, have marched towards Cattolica from Pesaro, and that an attack is expected every moment. The Monitore di Bologna of the 26th, without affirming or denying the fact, calls on the people to be calm and confident, as the Government is prepared to meet any eventuality. It appears certain that 2,000 Swiss, with several pieces of artillery, have arrived within a short distance of Cattolica, and the Government have received despatches in- forming them that these are but the advanced guard of the papal troops.
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