 The mutineers held Teteron for 10 days, while engaging in negotiations with the government.Lassalle took the role of chief negotiator with the government; their demands included a general amnesty, promotion of Lassalle and Shah to the rank of captain, and the reinstatement of Lieutenant-Colonel Joffre Serrette as commanding officer of the regiment.The arrival of Venezuelan warships of the coast of Trinidad provided a common foe to the loyalists in the army and coast guard and the rebels.