Stockler arrived in Lisbon and was immediately arrested, by order of the Cortes, resulting in a long process in the press, debates and ridicule. His actions were refuted by Luiz Manuel de Moura Cabral, of the "Casa da Supplicação", in letters that described the events on the island of Terceira, in addition to illustrated observations in "Campeão Lisbonense", "Voz da Verdade provada por documentos" and the pamphlet "Voz da Verdade", as well as an analysis of the libelous "Noticia resumida dos acontecimentos da ilha Terceira na installação do seu governo constitucional". Finally, Stockler responded in his own name in some critical notes, published in 1822 by Dr. Vicente José Ferreira Cardoso da Costa, to the Count of Arcos. All these questions and judicial processes end with the fall of the constitutional government in 1823, resulting from the Vilafrancada, leaving Stockler with an unblemished record in the eyes of the absolutist government. As a result, on 10 June 1823, it was concluded that Stockler provided loyal service to the Crown within the legals bestowed on him, and his career rehabilitated, along with Bishop Manuel Nicolau de Almeida. As one of the politicians liberated in the aftermath, Stockler was seen as a celebrity, and nominated to elaborate the Legal Charter, following the revocation of the former-constitution. But, the commission was extinguished before ever producing a new Charter, and Stockler was re-appointed Captain-General of the Azores and invested with title of Baron of Vila da Praia by decree, on the 29 September 1823.