 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 nokuda kwokusatumira ngarava dzakakwana naAdmiral Byng kuti vabatsire Minorca nokuti aida kudzivirira Britain pakurwiswa kwaityisidzira, asi akaona kuti Byng akakundikana kuponesa Minorcanepo 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. 