The paper was commenced at the request of a respectable part of the community, [but] several of the subscribers who seemed most anxious to foster it into being withdrew their support the moment the paper was in existence [and] others dropped off [later, because they] themselves [had] to struggle severely under the pressure of the time...The increased duty of advertisements and the additional stamp duty necessarily made the concern a more weighty one, as it increased the price, and tended to limit the number; [as well,] the return of peace made newspapers less interesting.