Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akasimudzirwazve kuva rear admiral we tsvuku musi wa 16 Kukadzi 1722, asi hazviratidzike kunge zvakashandiswa kusvika 1726, paakatora squadron diki kuGibraltar, kwaakabatana neimwe squadron pasi paSir John Jennings kudzivirira kurwiswa kweSpain. Apo Jennings akaenda kumba, Hopson akatora mutungamiri muMediterranean, uye akakurudzirwa kuva mutevedzeri wemukuru webhuruu musi wa 19 April 1727. Neukama neSpain huchiwira mu
Muhondo yechipiri yenyika, Gibraltar yakasimbiswa nezvikepe zvitanhatu zvaitungamirirwa naSir Charles Wager, uyo akatora mutungamiriri wechiteshi chacho. Hopson akashanda pasi pake pakukombwa kwakazotevera kweGibraltar.