Phenix Gazette

The New-York Commercial has the following summary of the Russian bulletins, brought by the last arrival:

"We have at length a series of official bulletins from the Russian armies at Varna, (hoanla, and Silistria, which, we are happy to say, have dissipated the miserable fictions which have been put forth respecting the retreat and overthrow of the invading armies of the Russians. These official advices bring the proceedings before Varna down to the 1st of October, inclusive; and from Choumla, to the 27th October. It is not true that the Russians have retreated from before Choumla; it is not true that they have been discomfited at Varna, or that the Turks had thrown reinforcements into that fortress. All these events may take place hereafter; but at the date of the last and best advices upon which any reliance can be placed, none of them had occurred. So far as it indeed is the fact, that the whole of the Russian line of operations has been preserved. Thus far, then, in the teeth of the London editors, and almost alone at home, we have been sustained in the disbelief which we have more than once expressed, of the pretended defeats and retreats of the Russians. And we sincerely hope they will not be defeated, until the Turks shall be driven back to their native haunts amidst the mountain fastnesses and the burning desert, of Asia. But we have little expectation that the contest will be pushed to such an extremity. The Turks are defending the Balkan passes with great obstinacy and bravery. Ultimately, however, they must yield, and then the Sultan will meet the invaders with the olive branch."

The accounts, as we stated yesterday, are very contradictory, as will be seen by our extracts in another column. We have thought it best to give both sides.