The news reached London on the 22nd, and was reported to the house by Whitelocke, and at the same time Sir Henry Vane the younger was ordered "to go to Mrs. Popham from the council and condole with her on the loss of her husband, and to let her know what a memory they have of his services, and that they will upon all occasions be ready to show respect to his relations".
In 1614 Whitelocke was re-elected MP for Woodstock in the Addled Parliament.
Whitelocke undertook negotiations with the opposing general, Santiago de Liniers, and having decided that the British position was untenable, signed the surrender and ordered the British forces to abandon Montevideo and return home later that year.