The revolution was, indeed, ended. The unexpected arrival of a relieving garrison¹ in the bay of Todos Santos had completed what the dissensions in the insurgents²' councils had begun; the discontents, led by Brace³ and Winslow, had united with the Government against Perkins and his aliens; but a compromise had been effected by the treacherous⁴ giving up of the Liberator⁵ himself in return for an amnesty granted to his followers⁶. The part that Bunker had played in bringing about this moral catastrophe⁷ was, however, purely⁸ adventitious⁹. When he had recovered his health, and subsequent events had corroborated¹⁰ the truth of his story, the Mexican Government, who had compromised with Quinquinambo, was obliged to recognize his claims by offering him command of the missionary¹¹ ship, and permission to rediscover the channel, the secret of which had been lost for half a century to the Government. He had arrived at the crucial moment when Perkins' command were scattered¹² along the seashore, and the dragoons had invested Todos Santos without opposition¹³.