Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Akasimudzirwazve kuva rear admiral we red musi wa 16 Kukadzi 1722, asi zvinoita sekunge haana kuve achishandiswa kusvika 1726, paakatora squadron diki kuenda 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 huchipinda muhondo
, Gibraltar yakasimbiswa nezvikepe zvitanhatu pasi paSir Charles Wager, uyo akatora kutungamira kwenzvimbo. Hopson akashanda pasi pake pakukombwa kwakazotevera kweGibraltar.