The following article appeared in the [Spartanburg, S.C.] Carolina Spartan, 23 Oct 1856, p. 2, c. 4:

"We are indebted to Col. W. H. Bagwell for the following letter from Kansas, addressed to him by Col. W. D. Camp:

'Leavenworth City, K. T., Sept. 22, 1856

I left this city about the 15th day July, and started west for a Buffalo hunt. There were fifteen of us, and we traveled about 200 miles, when we found them in great numbers. We hunted, or rather chased, them three days -- killed thirty-four or five but their hides not being good, we got tired and started for home. We got within about thirty miles of home when we met an express for us to march immediately to the assistance of the Atchison boys. Our party was half sick with measles, so that we who were well drew lots to see who should go and who should stay. I hated very much not to go, but at the same time yielded. I went about 20 miles and stopped at a small town, Ozawkee, where I remained until all the boys got able to travel, with the exception of Ed. McKissick. I started the wagon and recovered boys home, stayed with Mc., laid me a foundation on a claimand was fixing to spoend my time there, but heard of a small fight near Lawrence, at a small town -- Franklin; we formed a small company, 9 in number, and started to the assistance of our party. Near Lecompton we got with Col. Titus. He had 11 men. We joined together, and were attacked by Lane's party, about 250 men. We fought them about two hours. They fired the cannon eight times into us, but without effect. Neither did the Sharpe's rifles prove so effectual as they had anticipated. Capt. Walker, of Lane's party, loaded a wagon with hay, set fire to it, and backed it against the house. We surrendered, with the loss of one man killed (a Dutchman)and three or four wounded. The loss on the other side was 7 killed, and about twenty wounded. We were taken to Lawrence and kept until next morning, when an exchange of prisoners took place. We were treated very kindly while we were prisoners, with the exception that our arms were all taken. We then came back, and have been in camp ever since. We were under Atchison about three weeks, with about 1,200 men, about twenty-five miles south of Lawrence. Capt. Clarkson, of this city, raised about five hundred men, and marched to Lecompton to join Gen. Richardson, who had about three hundred more. Well, about this time the army was to move; Richarson with 500 men to attack Lawrewnce on the west, or rather guard it on that side; Clarkson to drop down with 300 men and take possession of the Ferry; and Atchison, on the south, was to commence the fight. But Clarkson and Richardson moved so slow that Atchison['s] men became dissatisfied, and broke up camp. We had a small skirmish on the Wakaruska, at a little place called Ossawatomie, where we lost 3 men. Our army broke up. I joined our boys at Lecompton, to come back to recruit; but Lane, knowing how we were broken up, and supposing that we had left Lecompton, came up and demanded some prisoners that we had at Lecompton. We told him to pitch in -- that we were ready for him. We had 250 men, he had 800 men. He formed within about six hundred yards of us, planted his cannon, and we planted ours, and [we] formed all around the capitol and him all around us. The United States troops come [sic] in and prevented the fight. All of the Spartanburg and Union boys were there. We recruited; and on the 7th of this inst. marched to Lawrence, under Gen. Reid, with about 3,000 men, determined to burn the town; but when we got within four miles we were met by Gov. Geary, with the United States force -- about 200. He prevailed with us to let the town stand,as Lane, and all but the citizens of the town, had left. We passed the town and disbanded. About fifty of us were at a little village called Hickory point [as captialized] and were attacked on the 15th by about 150 men. We repulsed them on Saturday. They renewed the attack next morning. We fought them about four hours -- they had one cannon, we had none. They fired thirty-six rounds into us, and any qunatity of rifles, but without effect. We lost one man killed, three or four wounded. Their number not known. Enough about the war, as you will see the accounts in the newspapers.

I have been over the most of the northerm, eastern and southern portions of the Territory, and my word for it [,] it is the finest country I ever saw. The whole of the country looks like some of our finest meadows -- the land is as rich as there is any use for. The northern and eastern parts are rather bare of timber, but by economy I think enough grows to keep up the country. I have a claim selected that has about 40 acres of fine timber and as rich as land gets to be. The poorest acre on it is richer than the richest acre on Marcellus Littlejohn's place. It is covered with fine hay from half leg high to as high as I can reach, and will make from two to five tons of hay to the acre. There is the finest corn here I ever saw. There are some Kentucky farmers here that say it beats their best Kentucky land. There is corn here that will average from 60 to 80 bushels to the acre. The average of wheat is 50 bushels. The land is turned over in the spring with a large plow, cutting about 20 inches, and drawn by from three to four yoke of oxen, and every third furrow the corn, pumpkins, and so on are dropped in. This done, your crop is made; and I will insure 5 barrels of corn to the acre, with pumpkins, melons, beans, &c., to any amount. I hope you will not think this an exaggeration. Every thing grows here well but cotton; and it is the finest stock country for sheep, hogs, cattle or horses. You think it strange, no doubt, when I say for hogs; but the timbered lands yields the greatest abundance of acorns. I have seen the sides of hills and the ravines covered wth hazel and small oaks about knee high bent to the ground, they were so full."

N. B. The letter as printed; it did not have a salutation or a signature.