An ci gaba da inganta shi a matsayin mai ba da shawara na ja a ranar 16 ga Fabrairun 1722, amma ba a yi amfani da shi ba har zuwa 1726, lokacin da ya dauki karamin jirgin ruwa zuwa Gibraltar, inda ya shiga wani jirgin karkashin Sir John Jennings don hana yiwuwar cin zarafin Mutanen Espanya. Lokacin da Jennings ya koma gida, Hopson ya karbi umurnin a cikin Bahar Rum, kuma an ci gaba da zama mataimakin mataimakin shugaba na blue a ranar 19 ga Afrilu, 1727. Tare da dangantaka da Spain sauka a cikin wani
A lokacin yakin, Gibraltar ya karfafa shi da jiragen ruwa shida a karkashin Sir Charles Wager, wanda ya dauki umurnin post. Hopson ya yi aiki a ƙarƙashinsa a cikin kewaye da Gibraltar.