Anson akatarisira Navy kwechikamu chikuru cheHondo Yamakore Manomwe, uye akagadza boka renguva dzose paDevonport iro raigona kurinda nzira dzokumadokero kuBritain neFrance. Akanga achinyanya kunetseka pamusoro pekupinda kweFrance muBritish Isles izvo zvakamutungamirira kuti arambe aine simba guru muChirungu Channel. Muna 1756 akashoropodzwa nokuti haana kutumira ngarava dzakakwana naAdmiral Byng kuti vabatsire Minorca
nokuti aida kudzivirira Britain pakurwiswa kwaityisidzirwa, chete kuti aone Byng achikundikana kuponesa Minorca nepo pasina kuedza kupinda kwakaitika. Akasiya Admiralty apo ushumiri hweNewcastle hwakadonha munaNovember 1756 uye akabva ashanda zvakare saMambo Wokutanga apo ushumiri hwePitt-Newcastle hwakasikwa munaJune 1757.