 Hamilton akapiwa basa rokutungamirira chikepe chehondo muna February 1856 uye akabatanidzwa muHondo yeFatshan Creek muna June 1857 munguva yeHondo yeOpium yechipiri. Akakwidziridzwa kuva mutungamiri musi wa10 Nyamavhuvhu 1857, akapiwa kutungamira kwechikepe paWest Indies Station muna Chikumi 1858. 