Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Waxaa loo dalacsiiyay in uu noqdo admiral of the red on 16 Febraayo 1722, laakiin uma muuqato in si firfircoon loo shaqaaleysiiyay ilaa 1726, markii uu watay koox yar oo Gibraltar ah, halkaas oo uu ku biiray koox kale oo ka tirsan Sir John Jennings si looga hortago gardarada Isbaanishka ee suurtagalka ah. Markii Jennings uu dib ugu soo laabtay gurigiisa, Hopson wuxuu la wareegay amarkii Badda Dhexe, waxaana loo dalacsiiyay inuu noqdo ku xigeenka admiral ee buluugga ah 19kii Abriil 1727. Xiriirka Isbaanishku wuxuu ku socdaa xaalad adag.
Dagaalkii sokeeye, Gibraltar waxaa xoojiyay lix markab oo ka amar qaatay Sir Charles Wager, kaasoo qaatay amarka boostada. Hopson wuxuu ka hoos adeegay isaga go'doominta Gibraltar.