In this race between George Rose and Napoleon to see who will drown first, the British are clearly losing the contest. At the left of the sheet, Rose, identifiable by the rose on the bucket and the rose tucked into his hat, bends head first into a overflowing "Treasury Bucket." At the bucket's base, sheaves of paper titled "Orders in Council" and "Deposition from Birmingham" signal the hefty taxes levied on the British population. In the distance, Manchester burns, while a family in despair watches on. Sir Charles Mordaunt stands behind Rose. In his hands he carries mousetraps and razor blades, threatening a shabby American with the prospect that "You shall neither have Mouse Traps nor Razors." The American figure, wearing a long beard--a home to mice--counters the British threat with a "Resolution of Congress," announcing to Mordaunt that that the British "Shall have no Grain." Napoleon cheerfully watches Rose drown. His "Seau de la Grande Nation" is empty; an open spigot labeled "Perceive-Alls Patent" and "British Liscenses" has let all the water drain from the bucket. Further, Napoleon is protected by the "Berlin and Milan Decrees." Behind Napoleon, a cockrel crows and the road to Paris streatches on untroubled. Print is torn along the left edge of the plate impression. Additionally, there are several small tears at the edges of the sheet. In this race between George Rose and Napoleon to see who will drown first, the British are clearly losing the contest. At the left of the sheet, Rose, identifiable by the rose on the bucket and the rose tucked into his hat, bends head first into a overflowing "Treasury Bucket." At the bucket's base, sheaves of paper titled "Orders in Council" and "Deposition from Birmingham" signal the hefty taxes levied on the British population. In the distance, Manchester burns, while a family in despair watches on. Sir Charles Mordaunt stands behind Rose. In his hands he carries mousetraps and razor blades, threatening a shabby American with the prospect that "You shall neither have Mouse Traps nor Razors." The American figure, wearing a long beard--a home to mice--counters the British threat with a "Resolution of Congress," announcing to Mordaunt that that the British "Shall have no Grain." Napoleon cheerfully watches Rose drown. His "Seau de la Grande Nation" is empty; an open spigot labeled "Perceive-Alls Patent" and "British Liscenses" has let all the water drain from the bucket. Further, Napoleon is protected by the "Berlin and Milan Decrees." Behind Napoleon, a cockrel crows and the road to Paris streatches on untroubled. Print is torn along the left edge of the plate impression. Additionally, there are several small tears at the edges of the sheet. Published by William Holland, 1812-05-01. British Museum, BM 11876. George writes that that this satire takes the Continental System as its subject, specifically the debate of April 7, 1812, on the Orders of Council, 'and to the licensing system whose effect was to put commerce under the control of the Board of Trade, George Rose being its Vice-President.' Moreover: 'The licensing system is here represented as favorable to France; this was the contention of petitions from British sea-ports during 1812, alleging that it enabled Napoleon and his allies to trade with impunity under a neutral flag with British licences.' Dialogue: British Gentleman: "You shall have neither Mouse Traps nor Razors." Dialogue: Frenchman: "You shall have no Grain." Dialogue: Napoleon: "Ah ha!! me sing Old Rose and burn de bellows." London, Pubd May 1st 1812 by Wm Holland 11 Cockspur St.